Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils in (a) secondary and (b) primary education were in (i) independent and (ii) state schools per local authority in England in each year since 2010.
Answered by Damian Hinds - Minister of State (Education)
As education is a devolved matter, the department only holds this information for schools in England. The department publishes annual figures on the number of pupils in different types of schools in England, which is accessible at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics/2022-23.
Additionally, the department publishes data which shows the number of pupils in state-funded primary and secondary schools in each local authority from January 2016 to January 2023, which is accessible here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/b8a00d3a-301f-4997-e472-08dc32b112d8.
The publication does not distinguish between primary and secondary independent schools. However, a broad definition based on the age range of the pupils catered for can be applied.
The department has also published data showing the ages of pupils at independent schools in each local authority from January 2016 to January 2023, which is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/04f0b5e2-a007-4817-e471-08dc32b112d8. To note, pupils aged between four and ten are usually in primary school and pupils aged between eleven and nineteen are usually in secondary school.
Prior to 2016, the department published the number of pupils by local authority and phase of school but this did not include the breakdown by pupil age. Data showing the total number of pupils in state-funded primary and secondary schools and independent schools in each local authority is accessible at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-and-pupil-numbers. This data does not allow for age breakdowns to be used to estimate what proportion of the independent school pupils were primary or secondary age.
Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the number and proportion of (a) secondary and (b) primary school pupils are in independent schools in each local authority in (i) England, (ii) Wales, (iii) Scotland and (iv) Northern Ireland.
Answered by Damian Hinds - Minister of State (Education)
As education is a devolved matter, the department only holds this information for schools in England. The department publishes annual figures on the number of pupils in different types of schools in England, which is accessible at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics/2022-23.
Additionally, the department publishes data which shows the number of pupils in state-funded primary and secondary schools in each local authority from January 2016 to January 2023, which is accessible here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/b8a00d3a-301f-4997-e472-08dc32b112d8.
The publication does not distinguish between primary and secondary independent schools. However, a broad definition based on the age range of the pupils catered for can be applied.
The department has also published data showing the ages of pupils at independent schools in each local authority from January 2016 to January 2023, which is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/04f0b5e2-a007-4817-e471-08dc32b112d8. To note, pupils aged between four and ten are usually in primary school and pupils aged between eleven and nineteen are usually in secondary school.
Prior to 2016, the department published the number of pupils by local authority and phase of school but this did not include the breakdown by pupil age. Data showing the total number of pupils in state-funded primary and secondary schools and independent schools in each local authority is accessible at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-and-pupil-numbers. This data does not allow for age breakdowns to be used to estimate what proportion of the independent school pupils were primary or secondary age.
Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many equalities impact assessments her Department completed in each of the last five years for which data is available.
Answered by Damian Hinds - Minister of State (Education)
Under the Public Sector Equality Duty, all public authorities, including government departments, are required by law to ensure that they have due regard to certain equality considerations when carrying out their functions. While equality impact assessments may be produced, there is no legal requirement for duty assessments to be recorded in a specific format.
The department promotes awareness of the requirements of the Duty and how to comply with them. The department does not collect statistics on the number of assessments made. Therefore, the information requested is not available.
Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average height was for state school pupils in (a) reception and (b) year six in each academic year since 2005-06 in England; what the average height was for state school pupils in each ethnic group in those academic years in that period; and how many state school pupils were in each ethnic group in those academic years in that period.
Answered by Damian Hinds - Minister of State (Education)
The department does not hold information about pupils’ height. The Office for Health Improvement and Monitoring within the Department of Health and Social Care are responsible for carrying out the school height and weight checks. More information is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-child-measurement-programme-operational-guidance/national-child-measurement-programme-2022-information-for-schools.
The attached spreadsheet contains information from the January school census on the number of pupils in England in reception and year six by ethnic group from the 2006/07 to 2022/23 academic years. The department does not hold data for 2005/06.
Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of state school pupils in each local authority (a) belonged to each ethnic group, (b) had English as their first language, (c) did not have English as their first language and (d) had their first language recorded as unknown in each year since 1998.
Answered by Damian Hinds - Minister of State (Education)
Figures for ethnicity at local authority level for the 2015/16 academic year are available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/94f677ea-a7ea-4157-4649-08dc15e274f3.
Figures for English as an additional language for the 2015/16 academic year are available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/6ff8c047-798c-45c6-aaab-08dc15deba2a.
Figures from the 2009/10 to 2014/15 academic years are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-and-pupil-numbers.
Archived figures for academic years before 2009/10 are available in the following published sources:
2009 https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130323071655/http:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00196015/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics. 2009: https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130323071655/http:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00196015/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics.
Ethnicity tables 12a and 12b
EAL tables 13a and 13b
Ethnicity not published at local authority (LA) level
EAL not published at LA level
Ethnicity tables 32 and 33
EAL tables 34 and 35
Ethnicity table 33
EAL 34
Ethnicity table 33
EAL table 34
Ethnicity tables 47a and 47b
EAL tables 51a and 51b
Ethnicity tables 47a and 47b
EAL tables 51
2002 https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130104091304/http:/education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00193886/statistics-of-education-schools-in-england-2002-ed2002: https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130104091304/http:/education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00193886/statistics-of-education-schools-in-england-2002-ed.
Ethnicity tables 47a and 47b
EAL not published at LA level
Ethnicity not published at LA level
EAL not published at LA level
2000 https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130113104731/https:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00193434/schools-in-england-2000 2000: https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130113104731/https:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00193434/schools-in-england-2000.
Ethnicity not published at LA level
EAL not published at LA level
1999 https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130103145428/http:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00193237/schools-in-england-1999 1999: https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130103145428/http:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00193237/schools-in-england-1999.
Ethnicity not published at LA level
EAL not published at LA level
1998 https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130113104903/https:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00193283/schools-in-england-1998 1998: https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130113104903/https:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/schoolpupilcharacteristics/a00193283/schools-in-england-1998.
Ethnicity tables 49a and 49b of pdf document
EAL table 50 of pdf document
Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils at every mainstream state (a) primary and (b) secondary school (i) were from each ethnic group and (ii) had an unclassified ethnic group in each academic year since 2006-7; and what the URN was of each school.
Answered by Damian Hinds - Minister of State (Education)
Tables containing the data requested has been emailed to my hon. Friend, the Member for Harborough, via his parliamentary office. This is due to the file size of the attachments.
The tables contain numbers and percentages indicating the ethnicity of pupils at primary and secondary state-funded mainstream schools in England from 2006/07 to 2022/23. The data is based on the January school census in each academic year.
Note that school unique reference numbers (URNs) may change over time; for example, where a school becomes an academy. Information on links between schools’ current and prior legal identities is available via the Get Information About Schools (GIAS) website at: https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/.
Until January 2018 the department only collected data on ethnicity for pupils of compulsory school age and above. Figures from January 2018 include pupils of all ages.
Notes on the tables:
Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils are in independent special schools; and of that total how many pupils are in independent schools whose fees are not paid by a local authority.
Answered by Damian Hinds - Minister of State (Education)
A total of 23,570 pupils attended independent special schools in England in 2022/23. This is 0.26% of the 9,073,832 pupils in England that year. There are a high proportion of pupils with Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans attending independent schools. There were 21,943 pupils at independent special schools in England in 2022/23 who had a EHC plan. The Department does not hold data on how many of the pupils attending independent schools have fees that are not paid by a local authority.
Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people his Department and its agencies employ in teams working on issues relating to diversity, equality or inclusion.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The Department currently has eight employees in central teams who work directly on issues relating to diversity, equality and inclusion. We do not, however, hold data on further teams across the Department who might work on these issues as part of their wider role.
Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many members of staff in their Department have one or more of the words equality, diversity, inclusion, gender, LGBT or race in their job title.
Answered by Nick Gibb
I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Harborough to the answer I gave on 10 September 2020 to Question 83930.
Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much the Department spent on unconscious bias training in each of the last five years.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The Department pays an annual subscription cost to Civil Service Learning, which includes access to a large number of e-learning packages at no charge. This includes Unconscious Bias e-learning.
In 2018/19, the Department’s HR records show a spend of £92,500 on face to face Unconscious Bias training.
The figure provided does not include spending on Unconscious Bias training which may have been arranged by Department local business areas via the Civil Service wide offer or via local procurement routes.